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The John Muir Trail (JMT) is a long-distance trail in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California, passing through Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. It is named after John Muir , a naturalist.
The John Muir National Recreation Trail (#152) is a 20.7 mile (33.3 km) [1] trail in eastern Tennessee, along the north side of Hiwassee River in the Cherokee National Forest. It is named after naturalist John Muir and was constructed in 1972 through the efforts of the Youth Conservation Corps and the Senior Community Service Employment Program ...
The segment of the John Muir Trail which traverses Mather Pass was completed by the U.S. Forest Service during the summer of 1937, using three trail camps to construct 11.25 miles of the trail at the cost of roughly $1,400 per mile in 1937 USD. It was the final segment of the trail to be built. [6]
Graveyard Peak is an 11,539-foot-elevation (3,517 meter) mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Fresno County of northern California, United States. [1] It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness , on land managed by Sierra National Forest .
The Thumb is a 13,356-foot-elevation (4,071-meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Inyo County of northern California. [3] It is situated in the Palisades area of the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest.
Selden Pass, which the John Muir Trail crosses, is one mile east of the peak and was also named by Marshall. The first ascent of the summit was made in 1929 by Glen Dawson, William D. Horsfall, and John Nixon. [8] Today this peak draws climbing interest because it is included on the Sierra Peaks Section's peak bagging list.
The wilderness contains 589.5 miles (948.7 km) of hiking trails, [3] including the John Muir Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail, which run through the wilderness from north to south. The John Muir Wilderness is the second most-visited wilderness in the United States, and quotas for overnight use have been implemented on virtually all trailheads. [3]
Its elevation is 11,066 feet (3,373 m). [1] It is situated between Mount Lyell and Donohue Peak. The John Muir Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail both transverse the pass. Following the John Muir Trail, the pass is 6.3 miles (10.1 km) from Thousand Island Lake, and 12.8 miles (20.6 km) from Tuolumne Meadows. [2]